In the absence of Ashton, I assumed all responsibilities for the household. I had to sound undeterred and stay composed to earn the bodyguards’ respect,

Their chief walked towards me and reported, “Madam, this person intruded the villa a moment ago. We detected his intrusion and caught him in time. We’ll lock him up in the basement after this.”

“Well done.” I nodded as a gesture of recognition. It’d be better to leave the interrogation to Ashton’s henchmen since they were better versed in this area.

Once they’d gotten the green light, they trudged him towards the basement. “Scarlett!” That person shouted my name out loud.

Wait a minute. Isn’t that Marcus?

“Hold on!” I immediately stopped them. “Bring that man over.”

I’d been watching the whole episode from upstairs, and all I could see was heads jostling among each other. After the man was under control, I never got to see his face since the guards pressed it down on the floor like a pancake. But this voice, Marcus’ voice, was simply too familiar.

distance between him and me. One of them tugged his chin upwards and turned his

No way! Marcus?

man with a scruffy jawline and miserable eyes was Marcus. But was that

commanded. Marcus would hurt anyone

other and hesitated. None of them released their grasp as they weren’t ready

go of him! He is my friend! If anything happened, I’ll answer for

gave in and retreated

to see me, you could’ve just told me straight. There’s no need to sneak in in the middle of

coldly. “It is almost a mission impossible to be able to meet Mrs. Fuller nowadays.” My words got stuck in my throat. I then turned to one of the

worried that someone out there may cause me harm and ordered to bar all male visitors from entering the

Emery could walk in anytime. I wouldn’t have

I apologized to Marcus and had him take a seat. “Where have you

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